Group A
GERMANY
World Cup participations: 15
Greatest World Cup achievement: 3-time World Cup winners (1954, 1974, 1990)
After winning the title in 1990 Germany was the most successful world cup nation,
but in the meanwhile Brazil has run away with 2 more world cups.
Can Germany catch up?
Actually the performances in the recent years have not been very exciting,
but with the home crowd, something could be possible.
And when they got into the final with a rather poor team in Japan/Korea in 2002
at home even more could be expected.
Head of the team is Michael Ballack, in the attack Miroslav Klose and youngster Lukas
Podolski are hungry for goals - Germany has a lot of talents that could still form
a powerful force.
Who will stand between the posts? Titan Kahn? In recent years he has a lost some of
his outstanding form, but also Lehmann is not that secure.
The odds on Germany as world cup winner were not too high
- 8.50 at Betandwin.
For a bet on group winner Germany you get 1.28.
Alex says:
Runners
of World Cup 2002, Germany are hosting the World Cup 2006. The
host team comes in as a solid force to reckon with.
Players
to watch out for: Michael Ballack in midfield and
attackers Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski and Oliver Kahn in the
goal
Coach:
Jurgen Klinsmann
Record:
Champions in 1972, 1980 (as West Germany) and 1996; losing
finalists in 1976 and 1992. Qualified in 1972, 1976, 1980,
1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000
World Cup Squad Germany
This is the official world cup squad -
you can find here all the
world cup players
for Germany
Goalkeepers
Jens Lehmann
Oliver Kahn
Timo Hildebrand
Defenders
Arne Friedrich
Robert Huth
Marcell Jansen
Per Mertesacker
Christoph Metzelder
Philipp Lahm
Jens Nowotny
Midfielders
Michael Ballack
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Tim Borowski
Torsten Frings
Sebastian Kehl
Bernd Schneider
Thomas Hitzlsperger
David Odonkor
Strikers
Miroslav Klose
Lukas Podolski
Mike Hanke
Oliver Neuville
Gerald Asamoah
Other World Cup Teams
Group A
Germany
Costa Rica
Poland
Ecuador
Group B
England
Paraguay
Trinidad and Tobago
Sweden
Group C
Argentina
Cote d'Ivoire
Serbia and Montenegro
Netherlands
Group D
Mexico
Iran
Angola
Portugal
Group E
Italy
Ghana
USA
Czech Republic
Group F
Brazil
Croatia
Australia
Japan
Group G
France
Switzerland
Korea Republic
Togo
Group H
Spain
Ukraine
Tunisia
Saudi Arabia
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